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Metadata
Title |
Colonel Charles H. Morrow Added Photograph Collection |
Collection |
Col. Charles H. Morrow Added Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
022PC8 |
Date |
ca. 1899-1930 |
Description |
This is a small collection which features one small black unbound photo album, as well as loose photographs which have fallen out of the album and loose photographs which were not originally a part of the album. The album documents Charles H. Morrow's time in Tianjin, China, as well as Siberia. The images of China are from 1917, and mostly show scenes of daily life and posed natives in the Red Cross Flood Relief Camp. The images in Siberia were taken between 1918 and 1920, after WW1. Many of the images show soldiers of the 27th U.S. Infantry enjoying their leisure time with sports and activities. There are also street scenes which show allied parades, as well as local people. The folder of loose and unrelated photos mostly features images of groups of soldiers in China and Siberia, as well as official military portraits. This folder also contains early images of Charles and his twin brother Edwin. Charles Haskell Morrow (1877-1935) was born on November 28, 1877, in Somerset, Kentucky. He was the twin of Kentucky Governor Edwin P. Morrow (1877-1935), and the son of Colonel Thomas Z. Morrow (1835-1913) and Virginia "Jennie" Bradley Morrow (1842-1900). Colonel Morrow began his military career as a Second Lieutenant in the First Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Louisville Legion). Prior to the First World War, Morrow served as a member of the Miles Expedition to Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, a lieutenant of volunteers during the Philippine Insurrection from 1899 to 1901, and a captain of Philippine Scouts from 1903 to 1909. During World War One, Morrow was stationed in the Philippines and later served as second in command of the 15th U.S. Infantry in Tianjin, China. He was also the Executive Officer of an American Red Cross flood relief camp while in Tianjin. From 1918 to 1920, Morrow commanded the 27th U.S. Infantry in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. In this period, Morrow helped capture the city of Khabarovsk, administered a prisoner of war camp in Krasnaya Rechka, and was responsible for guarding the Lake Baikal Sector. Colonel Morrow received the Distinguished Service Medal (United States), the Cross of Vladimir (Russia), the Croix de Guerre with Palm (France), and the Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan for his actions in Siberia. After the war, he returned to Kentucky and served as the Senior Instructor for the Kentucky National Guard until 1925. From 1925 to 1930, Morrow was the Senior Instructor for Kentucky's organized reserves. He was the camp commandant of the United States Army Post at Fort Niagara, New York, and commanded the 28th U.S. Infantry from 1930 to 1935. In this role he championed the large-scale restoration of Old Fort Niagara and the effort to make it a historic site. On December 21, 1935, Charles Morrow died of a heart attack at Fort Niagara. He was survived by his wife, Eugenia Fetter Morrow (1880-1970), whom he married in 1927. Related Collections: Col. Charles H. Morrow Photograph Collection [021PC28] Morrow, Col. Charles H. Papers [Mss. A M872] Folder List: Folder 1: Images related to Morrow's time in Siberia, as well as in training camps in the US. This folder also features images of Charles and his brother Edwin. 022PC8.01-.26 Folder 2: Images which have fallen loose from the album. 022PC8.27-.50 A selection of the sample images used for this collection can be identified as: 022PC8.02: Col. Morrow standing with a woman and a man notated as "The Mayor of Paris" 022PC8.07: Troops in Siberia 022PC8.14: Street Scene in Siberia 022PC8.17: Young Charles Morrow 022PC8.20: Charles Morrow in his office at Fort Niagara 022PC8.25: Governor Edwin P. Morrow |
Search Terms |
Armed Forces - Officers Boxing China Command of troops Military education Military uniforms Mountains North America - Niagara Falls North America - Niagara River Parades Railroads Russia Soldiers Sports Villages World War (1914-1918) |